Antique and Recycle Shop Katsu 骨董＆リサイクル Katsu

Fukuoka Antique Store

Antique shopping in Fukuoka.  Antique and Recycle Shop Katsu is a small shop but packed with retro goodness.
We bought some retro Mitsuda-Cider glasses an a Monkey(Saru) Vinyl Coin Bank for Kyouwa Bank.
 

Address: 2 Chome-8-27 Shimizu, Minami Ward, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture 815-0031
Website: www.retoro-katsu.jp

Date Visited: Nov 26, 2014

Antique Shop: Fukuoka

Nakano Broadway 中野ブロードウェイ

Tokyo Toys and Collectibels

Nakano Broadway - 5 level shopping mall packed with vendors spanning the wide spectrum of otaku culture. There are video game, manga, cosplay, figures, antiques, audio gear, fashion to name a few types of stores. We are interested in Showa era collectibles  (1960-70’s) and found many treasures. Some shops are super organized while others are super dense but it makes it a true treasure hunt.

Travel Tip: Visit the website and print out the floor maps. Look at the individual store descriptions and mark the ones that interest you. Make a plan of attack or you will be overwhelmed. 

Address: Nakano Broadway (Sun Plaza Building) 5-52-15 Nakano, Nakano 164-0001, Tokyo Prefecture
Website: http://www.nbw.jp/index_e.html

Date Visited: Nov 21, 2014

Usagi no Nedoko ウサギノネドコ

Kyoto Unique Store

Usagi no Nedoko (rabbits sleeping place) - located in a renovated Kyoto-styled machiya (townhouse). They are known worldwide for their Sola Cubes - natural items cast in clear acrylic. They also run a single room guest house upstairs.

This unique shop also sells other nature related items and curiosities such as fossils, gems, rocks, shells and seed pods.

We picked up 2 Sola Cubes and a crystal object.

Shop: usaginonedoko.net (Japanese Only)

Sola Cube Website: solacube.net (english page)

Address: 37 Minamiharamachi, Nishinokyo, Nakagyoku, Kyotoshi, 604-8432 Japan

Date Visited: Nov 23, 2014